OTHER VIEWS/The readers have their say.

Who's The Team Player?

August 22, 1999|By James N. Droege.

CHICAGO — Your baseball writer, Paul Sullivan, suggested Mark McGwire swings for downtown on every at-bat (Tribune, Aug. 13) and St. Louis fans don't blink an eye, unlike some Cubs fans and Sammy Sosa. Last time I looked, McGwire had more walks than strikeouts, and Sosa was minus-72 in that department. I thought getting on base for the next batter rather than swinging at bad pitches was good team baseball.

Does the Tribune (Co.), owner of the Cubs, have an ulterior motive for knocking Mark McGwire?